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The table below looks at the demand for BS 15000 skills across the UK with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BS15000 over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBS 15000
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008		Same period last year
Rank560615
Rank change on same period last yearUp+55
Matching contract IT job ads422
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.023 %
As % of the category below0.139 %0.541 %
Daily rates quoted05
Average minimum daily rate-£270
Average daily rate-£270
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£270
UK excluding London average daily rate-£250
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted010
Average minimum hourly rate-£22.00
Average hourly rate-£25.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£29.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£25.50
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
UK
Matching contract IT job ads28784067
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.102 %4.206 %
Daily rates quoted9491332
Average minimum daily rate£366£372
Average daily rate£390£394
% change on same period last year-1.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£415£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£373£350
% change on same period last year+6.72 %
Hourly rates quoted303466
Average minimum hourly rate£22.49£22.21
Average hourly rate£24.22£24.11
% change on same period last year+0.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.95£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.14£25.11
% change on same period last year+0.08 %

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

BS15000
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing BS15000 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

BS15000 Demand Trend

BS15000
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing BS15000 within the UK.

BS15000 Daily Rate Trend

BS15000
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing BS15000 within the UK.

BS15000 Hourly Rate Trend

BS15000
Top 10 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BS15000 within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last		Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+734--
ChesterNew entry-1--
LondonUp+721--
WorcesterNew entry-1--
CheshireNew entry-1--
MiddlesexNew entry-1--
WorcestershireNew entry-1--
North WestNew entry-1--
South EastNew entry-1--
West MidlandsNew entry-1--

BS15000
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing BS15000 also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited BS15000.

145 (100.00 %)ITIL
232 (71.11 %)Service Management
323 (51.11 %)Disaster Recovery
420 (44.44 %)Business Continuity
420 (44.44 %)BCP
519 (42.22 %)Project Management
618 (40.00 %)Operations Management
77 (15.56 %)Change Management
77 (15.56 %)MS Office
86 (13.33 %)Migration
86 (13.33 %)Security Cleared
95 (11.11 %)Government
95 (11.11 %)Document Management
95 (11.11 %)Windows
95 (11.11 %)Microsoft
95 (11.11 %)Configuration Management
95 (11.11 %)ITIL Certification
104 (8.889 %)MS Excel
104 (8.889 %)Windows XP
104 (8.889 %)LAN
104 (8.889 %)WAN
104 (8.889 %)Education
104 (8.889 %)Telecoms
104 (8.889 %)Degree
104 (8.889 %)Incident Management
113 (6.667 %)Auditing
113 (6.667 %)SC Cleared
113 (6.667 %)Finance
113 (6.667 %)Criminal Justice
113 (6.667 %)Active Directory

BS15000
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing BS15000 also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited BS15000. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.222 %)GroupWise
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (15.56 %)MS Office
24 (8.889 %)MS Excel
31 (2.222 %)MS Visio
31 (2.222 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (4.444 %)assyst
21 (2.222 %)Remedy ITSM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (8.889 %)LAN
14 (8.889 %)WAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (6.667 %)BusinessObjects
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (11.11 %)Government
24 (8.889 %)Telecoms
24 (8.889 %)Education
33 (6.667 %)Criminal Justice
33 (6.667 %)Auditing
33 (6.667 %)Finance
42 (4.444 %)Health
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (24.44 %)Implementation Manager
210 (22.22 %)Analyst
34 (8.889 %)Trainer
34 (8.889 %)Consultant
34 (8.889 %)Infrastructure Manager
43 (6.667 %)Change Analyst
43 (6.667 %)Change Manager
43 (6.667 %)Configuration Analyst
43 (6.667 %)Change Management Analyst
43 (6.667 %)Desktop Manager
52 (4.444 %)Disaster Recovery Manager
52 (4.444 %)Desktop Support Manager
52 (4.444 %)Service Management Consultant
52 (4.444 %)Service Manager
52 (4.444 %)Support Manager
52 (4.444 %)Management Consultant
52 (4.444 %)Desktop Support
52 (4.444 %)Test Manager
61 (2.222 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
61 (2.222 %)Security Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.222 %)NHS
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (11.11 %)Windows
24 (8.889 %)Windows XP
31 (2.222 %)UNIX
31 (2.222 %)Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
145 (100.00 %)ITIL
232 (71.11 %)Service Management
323 (51.11 %)Disaster Recovery
420 (44.44 %)Business Continuity
420 (44.44 %)BCP
519 (42.22 %)Project Management
618 (40.00 %)Operations Management
77 (15.56 %)Change Management
86 (13.33 %)Migration
86 (13.33 %)Security Cleared
95 (11.11 %)Document Management
95 (11.11 %)Configuration Management
104 (8.889 %)Incident Management
113 (6.667 %)SC Cleared
121 (2.222 %)Business Performance Management
121 (2.222 %)Matrix Management
121 (2.222 %)Performance Management
121 (2.222 %)Data Protection
121 (2.222 %)PRINCE2
121 (2.222 %)Six Sigma
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (6.667 %)SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (11.11 %)ITIL Certification
24 (8.889 %)Degree
31 (2.222 %)CISSP
31 (2.222 %)CISM
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.444 %)SLA
21 (2.222 %)BS7799
21 (2.222 %)Basel II
21 (2.222 %)EFQM
21 (2.222 %)ISO27001
21 (2.222 %)COBIT
21 (2.222 %)QA
21 (2.222 %)PCI DSS
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (6.667 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.222 %)ServiceCenter
11 (2.222 %)AssetCenter
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (11.11 %)Microsoft
23 (6.667 %)Business Objects
23 (6.667 %)Remedy
32 (4.444 %)SAP
32 (4.444 %)HP
41 (2.222 %)Novell
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